Javier Velasquez
Assistant professor at the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of O’Higgins, Chile
About
Javier Velásquez holds a PhD in Criminology from the University of Glasgow and the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (United Kingdom). He is currently an assistant professor at the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of O’Higgins and a member of the Socio-Legal Research Laboratory at the same University. His research focuses on two main areas: on the one hand, the study of criminal actors’ practices in operationalising the law, which he addressed in his doctoral dissertation and his Fondecyt Initiation grant; and on the other hand, the study of police use of force, particularly less-lethal force, for which has been awarded a Torture Prevention Fund to develop instruments for the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture.
In this video, he shares insights into his work in the field of justice, explaining how the Chilean justice system differs from others and what makes it unique. He also discusses the importance of data collection and research on decision-making in trials, offering a closer look at his approach to studying judicial processes.
